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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Eboe merchants kiss the food they are offering for sale?
(a) To prove that it tastes good.
(b) To show respect to God.
(c) To show that they love their work.
(d) To prove that it is not poisoned.

2. Where does the slave ship land?
(a) Plymouth Rock.
(b) Florida.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Mexico.

3. What do the Eboe believe about the afterlife?
(a) They believe that everyone goes to heaven when they die.
(b) They believe that good people are rewarded after death and bad people are punished.
(c) They have no idea of life after death.
(d) They believe that everyone is reincarnated until they learn how to be virtuous.

4. While traveling from one place to another in Africa, which of the following does Equiano learn?
(a) Two African languages different from his own.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) How to track deer in the forest.
(d) That he is going to be sent to America on a slave ship.

5. What does "Embrenche" mean?
(a) A good dancer.
(b) An outcast.
(c) A slave.
(d) A respected leader of the community.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Equiano is kidnapped, what do the kidnappers do to keep him quiet?

2. How do the Eboe dress?

3. How long is Equiano reunited with his sister?

4. How do Eboe people acquire slaves?

5. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?

(see the answer key)

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